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Skybird · 07-06-09, 09:14 AM

Saudi Arabia seems to have given permission to Israeli strike to transit through Saudi air space.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6638568.ece

This is the first time ever that I think the strike scenario is about to turn true indeed. The right figures are in the right place: it seems to me White's figures are on the intended starting squares, the player has made up his mind (the current Isaelis givernment being there, and no other), and Black has allowed his position to send a message of inviting an attack - when it opressed the opposition, saying that it will not give up the match for power peacefully.

Whether White'S attack plan could work or not, remains to be seen. As I often said, I am sceptical that if the mission objective is to really destroy the Iranian program, that could be acchieved without using nukes, whereas a conventional raid, without special forces taking out vital places on the ground manually, could hardly acchieve anything more than just some delays (as long as their intel basis has not dramatically improved with regard to precise target coordinates. Two years ago, these data on Iranian precise coordinates were simply lacking, it was said). Which would mean there would be a repetition of events some time later.

A half-hearted solution by the Israelis I will not support, they dissapointed twice in the past three years, making me u-turning on my initial support for them at both occasions. I will not make that mistake a third time. Since it is unlikely that they will go the tough way, I must express my opposition to this scenario then - as long as their conventional strike does not prove to be such that it kills the Iranian program for sure. Launching such an action just for delaying them, I will not support.

07-06-09, 09:14 AM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,680 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Saudi Arabia seems to have given permission to Israeli strike to transit through Saudi air space. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6638568.ece This is the first time ever that I think the strike scenario is about to turn true indeed. The right figures are in the right place: it seems to me White's figures are on the intended starting squares, the player has made up his mind (the current Isaelis givernment being there, and no other), and Black has allowed his position to send a message of inviting an attack - when it opressed the opposition, saying that it will not give up the match for power peacefully. Whether White'S attack plan could work or not, remains to be seen. As I often said, I am sceptical that if the mission objective is to really destroy the Iranian program, that could be acchieved without using nukes, whereas a conventional raid, without special forces taking out vital places on the ground manually, could hardly acchieve anything more than just some delays (as long as their intel basis has not dramatically improved with regard to precise target coordinates. Two years ago, these data on Iranian precise coordinates were simply lacking, it was said). Which would mean there would be a repetition of events some time later. A half-hearted solution by the Israelis I will not support, they dissapointed twice in the past three years, making me u-turning on my initial support for them at both occasions. I will not make that mistake a third time. Since it is unlikely that they will go the tough way, I must express my opposition to this scenario then - as long as their conventional strike does not prove to be such that it kills the Iranian program for sure. Launching such an action just for delaying them, I will not support. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.